Interface for passing data sets to a file and plotting them, if gnuplot is installed.

#include <dumux/io/gnuplotinterface.hh>

Public Types
enum class	CurveType { function , file , data }

using	StringVector = std::vector< std::string >

using	CurveTypeVector = std::vector< CurveType >

Public Member Functions
	GnuplotInterface (bool persist=true)
	The constructor. More...

	~GnuplotInterface ()
	The destructor. More...

void	plot (const std::string &filename="")
	Plots the files for a specific window number, writes a gnuplot and png file. More...

void	resetAll (const bool persist=true)
	Resets all gnuplot parameters. More...

void	resetPlot ()
	Deletes all plots from a plotting window and resets user-defined options. More...

void	open (const bool persist=true)
	Opens gnuplot. More...

void	close ()
	Closes gnuplot. More...

void	addFunctionToPlot (const std::string &function, const std::string &options="with lines")
	Adds a function to list of plots. More...

void	addFileToPlot (const std::string &fileName, const std::string &options="with lines")
	Adds a file to list of plots. More...

template<class DataX , class DataY >
void	addDataSetToPlot (const DataX &x, const DataY &y, const std::string &fileName, const std::string &options="with lines")
	Adds a data set and writes a data file. More...

void	setXlabel (const std::string &label)
	Sets the label for the x-axis. More...

void	setYlabel (const std::string &label)
	Sets the label for the y-axis. More...

void	setXRange (Scalar min, Scalar max)
	Sets the range for the x-axis. More...

void	setYRange (Scalar min, Scalar max)
	Sets the range for the y-axis. More...

void	setOption (const std::string &option)
	Sets additional user-defined options. More...

void	setOpenPlotWindow (bool openPlotWindow)
	Define whether the gnuplot window should be opened. More...

void	setCreateImage (bool createImage)
	Define whether gnuplot should create .png files. More...

void	setDatafileSeparator (char separator)
	Sets the datafile separator. More...

void	setTerminalType (std::string terminal)
	Sets the terminal used for interactive output. More...

void	setOutputDirectory (const std::string &outputDirectory)
	Sets the output directory for data and gnuplot files. More...

void	useDashedLines (bool dashed)
	Use dashed (true) or solid (false) lines. More...

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ CurveTypeVector

template<class Scalar >

using Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::CurveTypeVector = std::vector<CurveType>

◆ StringVector

template<class Scalar >

using Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::StringVector = std::vector<std::string>

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ CurveType

template<class Scalar >

enum class Dumux::GnuplotInterface::CurveType

strong

Enumerator
function
file
data

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GnuplotInterface()

template<class Scalar >

Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::GnuplotInterface ( bool persist = true )

inlineexplicit

◆ ~GnuplotInterface()

template<class Scalar >

Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::~GnuplotInterface ( )

inline

Member Function Documentation

◆ addDataSetToPlot()

template<class Scalar >

template<class DataX , class DataY >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::addDataSetToPlot	(	const DataX &	x,
		const DataY &	y,
		const std::string &	fileName,
		const std::string &	options = `"with lines"`
	)

inline

The title of the plot can be changed by setting the title in the options

Parameters

x	Vector containing the x-axis data points
y	Vector containing the y-axis data points
fileName	The name of the written data file
options	Specific gnuplot options passed to this plot

◆ addFileToPlot()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::addFileToPlot	(	const std::string &	fileName,
		const std::string &	options = `"with lines"`
	)

inline

Parameters

fileName	Name and path of the file to be plotted
options	Specific gnuplot options passed to this plot

◆ addFunctionToPlot()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::addFunctionToPlot	(	const std::string &	function,
		const std::string &	options = `"with lines"`
	)

inline

Parameters

function	Function to be plotted
options	Specific gnuplot options passed to this plot

◆ close()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::close ( )

inline

◆ open()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::open ( const bool persist = true )

inline

◆ plot()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::plot ( const std::string & filename = "" )

inline

Parameters

filename The name of the output file

◆ resetAll()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::resetAll ( const bool persist = true )

inline

◆ resetPlot()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::resetPlot ( )

inline

◆ setCreateImage()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setCreateImage ( bool createImage )

inline

Parameters

createImage Create an image or not

◆ setDatafileSeparator()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setDatafileSeparator ( char separator )

inline

Parameters

separator The separator sign between two data columns

◆ setOpenPlotWindow()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setOpenPlotWindow ( bool openPlotWindow )

inline

Parameters

openPlotWindow Open gnuplot or not

◆ setOption()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setOption ( const std::string & option )

inline

Parameters

option Additional line of option in gnuplot language

◆ setOutputDirectory()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setOutputDirectory ( const std::string & outputDirectory )

inline

Parameters

outputDirectory The user-specified terminal

◆ setTerminalType()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setTerminalType ( std::string terminal )

inline

Parameters

terminal The user-specified terminal

◆ setXlabel()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setXlabel ( const std::string & label )

inline

Parameters

label The label of the x-axis

◆ setXRange()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setXRange	(	Scalar	min,
		Scalar	max
	)

inline

Parameters

min	The lowest plotted value for the x-axis
max	The highest plotted value for the x-axis

◆ setYlabel()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setYlabel ( const std::string & label )

inline

Parameters

label The label of the y-axis

◆ setYRange()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::setYRange	(	Scalar	min,
		Scalar	max
	)

inline

Parameters

min	The lowest plotted value for the y-axis
max	The highest plotted value for the y-axis

◆ useDashedLines()

template<class Scalar >

void Dumux::GnuplotInterface< Scalar >::useDashedLines ( bool dashed )

inline

Parameters

dashed Use dashed lines

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

gnuplotinterface.hh

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ CurveTypeVector

◆ StringVector

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ CurveType

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ GnuplotInterface()

◆ ~GnuplotInterface()

Member Function Documentation

◆ addDataSetToPlot()

◆ addFileToPlot()

◆ addFunctionToPlot()

◆ close()

◆ open()

◆ plot()

◆ resetAll()

◆ resetPlot()

◆ setCreateImage()

◆ setDatafileSeparator()

◆ setOpenPlotWindow()

◆ setOption()

◆ setOutputDirectory()

◆ setTerminalType()

◆ setXlabel()

◆ setXRange()

◆ setYlabel()

◆ setYRange()

◆ useDashedLines()